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Student Services

Funding and Grants

Student Finance Website

More information about Student Finance is available from the Student Finance Website.

Important Notice Regarding Student Grant Scheme

For the 2011/12 Academic Year, the old grants system, which was split into the Higher Education Grant, Third level Training and Maintenance Grant and the VEC Scholarship Grant has been replaced by a single grant which covers all programmes.

Local Authorities (City/County Councils) or VEC's administer the grant and processing of grant applications, depending on what level of programme you intend to study.

You should apply to your Local Authority if you intend to study:

• A Level 8 Qualification (Honours Degree)
  
  
• A Level 9 Qualification (Postgraduate study including Graduate Diplomas & Master's Degrees)
  
  
• A Level 10 Qualification (Doctoral Degree).

You should apply to your VEC if you intend to study:

• A Level 6 Qualification (Higher Certificate)
  
  
• A Level 7 Qualification (Ordinary Degree)

Students should visit http://www.studentfinance.ie to access information about student grants and to complete or download a Student Grant Application Form. Guidance notes on completing the application form are also available for download.

Students are encouraged to complete the application form as soon as possible and please ensure that you submit the correct documentation as failure to do so results in significant delays in processing student grant applications.

Maintenance Grants

All students who are eligible for Maintenance Grants should check the notice board in Reception for details of when their cheques have arrived. A tick will be placed beside the Grant Authorities whose cheques have arrived at NCAD.

Cheques may be collected from Reception at the following times only: 11.00–11.15am 3.00–3.15pm

All queries regarding Maintenance Grants should be directed to: Pauline Delaney, T 01 636 421

The Millennium Partnership Fund for Disadvantage

The Millennium Partnership Fund is available to students from Area Development Funded Partnership and Community Group areas, to support their retention and participation in higher education. Contact the Student Support Officer for further information or see www.pobail.ie